Notes for April 9th (and 2nd) Meeting(s):

The pitch accent on "Allison" is H* in all four cases. The different instantiations (coffee1 & 3 vs. coffee2 & 4) reflect differences in pitch range and following tonal patterns.

Coffee 1: There was some back and forth about the labels for the word "coffee." Ultimately, we decided on a L* pitch accent for "coffee" with a following H-L% sequence to explain the rise in pitch that leveled out at the end.

The alternative included no pitch accent at all on "coffee" with a following L-H% sequence to explain the valley across "likes coffee" and the rise in pitch at the end. However, we eliminated this because "coffee" does sound pitch accented (albeit breathy).

Coffee2: typical hat pattern

Coffee3: Notice that downstep is not marked following a boundary. The L- at the end of "Allison" might receive a break index of 2 (not 3) given the weaker sense of disjuncture than one might expect for an intermediate phrase boundary. There was some discussion as to where the L- boundary actually is located, and whether there really is one. Alternate labelings are given in other tiers in this TextGrid. We may have to come back to this one...

Coffee4: It can be hard to tell if the boundary after "likes" is an intermediate phrase boundary or intonation phrase boundary. This is because the closure for the /k/ in "coffee" adds to the disjuncture. We ultimately decided that boundary was most likely a H- and not a H-L% sequence.